Upgrade StorageName of book editor appears before title of authorless section in a book
Zotero 6.0.37
Style: CMS17
Hi,
I wanted to call attention to an issue I am experiencing when trying to cite a document without an author in a book with an editor. In full and shortened notes and in bibliographic entries, the name of the book editor appears before the title of the authorless document:
ZOTERO, FULL NOTE:
Tomás Muñoz y Romero, ed., “Fueros de Medinaceli […],” in Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], vol. 1 (Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847), 336.
ZOTERO, SHORT NOTE:
Muñoz y Romero, “Fueros de Medinaceli,” 336.
ZOTERO, BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Muñoz y Romero, Tomás, ed. “Fueros de Medinaceli […].” In Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], vol. 1. Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847.
I can understand why Zotero would adopt this format as per CMS17, when a book is without an author, it is listed by the name of the editor, compiler, or translator. In full note citations and in bibliographies, the name is followed by the abbreviation ed., comp., or trans., but in shortened notes, the abbreviation is omitted (14.103). Note, however, that this rule applies to books without an author, not to sections that are without an author in books.
CMS17 also states that “if the author or editor is unknown, the note or bibliography entry should normally begin with the title” (14.79). Unhelpfully, CMS only provides examples of books, not sections of books. Without such an example, I can see why this rule would be interpreted to mean that in the above cited example, the name of the book editor should precede the title of the document. Consider, however, what occurs in the short note citation where the abbreviation ed. is omitted. Muñoz y Romero is presented as the author of the document “Fueros de Medinaceli.”
I interpret these rules as applying to the primary element of a citation in and of itself. The primary element of a citation of a section appearing in a book, is the section, not the book. If a section in a book is without an author, editor, or translator, the citation should begin with the title of the section. The book editor applies to the book as a whole, not to the individual sections of which it is composed.
I appreciate that this is a murky area. Below is how I think the citations should look. If anyone is aware of other sections in CMS17 that might shed light on this issue, I’d be grateful if you sent them my way.
Thanks very much!
–M
FULL NOTE:
“Fueros de Medinaceli […],” in Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], ed. Tomás Muñoz y Romero, vol. 1 (Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847), 336.
SHORT NOTE:
“Fueros de Medinaceli […],” 336.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
“Fueros de Medinaceli […].” In Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], edited by Tomás Muñoz y Romero, Vol. 1. Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847.
Style: CMS17
Hi,
I wanted to call attention to an issue I am experiencing when trying to cite a document without an author in a book with an editor. In full and shortened notes and in bibliographic entries, the name of the book editor appears before the title of the authorless document:
ZOTERO, FULL NOTE:
Tomás Muñoz y Romero, ed., “Fueros de Medinaceli […],” in Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], vol. 1 (Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847), 336.
ZOTERO, SHORT NOTE:
Muñoz y Romero, “Fueros de Medinaceli,” 336.
ZOTERO, BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Muñoz y Romero, Tomás, ed. “Fueros de Medinaceli […].” In Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], vol. 1. Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847.
I can understand why Zotero would adopt this format as per CMS17, when a book is without an author, it is listed by the name of the editor, compiler, or translator. In full note citations and in bibliographies, the name is followed by the abbreviation ed., comp., or trans., but in shortened notes, the abbreviation is omitted (14.103). Note, however, that this rule applies to books without an author, not to sections that are without an author in books.
CMS17 also states that “if the author or editor is unknown, the note or bibliography entry should normally begin with the title” (14.79). Unhelpfully, CMS only provides examples of books, not sections of books. Without such an example, I can see why this rule would be interpreted to mean that in the above cited example, the name of the book editor should precede the title of the document. Consider, however, what occurs in the short note citation where the abbreviation ed. is omitted. Muñoz y Romero is presented as the author of the document “Fueros de Medinaceli.”
I interpret these rules as applying to the primary element of a citation in and of itself. The primary element of a citation of a section appearing in a book, is the section, not the book. If a section in a book is without an author, editor, or translator, the citation should begin with the title of the section. The book editor applies to the book as a whole, not to the individual sections of which it is composed.
I appreciate that this is a murky area. Below is how I think the citations should look. If anyone is aware of other sections in CMS17 that might shed light on this issue, I’d be grateful if you sent them my way.
Thanks very much!
–M
FULL NOTE:
“Fueros de Medinaceli […],” in Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], ed. Tomás Muñoz y Romero, vol. 1 (Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847), 336.
SHORT NOTE:
“Fueros de Medinaceli […],” 336.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
“Fueros de Medinaceli […].” In Colección de fueros municipales y cartas pueblas […], edited by Tomás Muñoz y Romero, Vol. 1. Madrid: Imprenta de don José Maria Alonso, 1847.